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Use in varieties of Scots

bethlehem Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.3 1.5 18 0 17.4 0 39.8
Number of occurrences273 12 0 3 0 9
Number of authors8 3 2 1 2

Occurrences of bethlehem in Corpus

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Central

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
blue as the dawn ower Bethlehem; bangles o gowd, on page 39

1 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
had run back home from Bethlehem on page 54

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Shudder at the Niffer, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
y Lorimer spaeks o the star o Bethlehem stappin abuin the stable, gar
1 matches

Doric

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
Noo, Jesus wis born in Bethlehem, i the lan o Judea at e time on page 8
ilee tae Daavit's toon, ca'ed Bethlehem, in Judea, tae be taxed (ye s on page 81
on, we maun haud straicht tae Bethlehem an see for wirsels fit e Lord on page 82

8 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
hae been in Bethlehem. Miss Buchan telt foo Mary an
s, a sang o the wee starnie o Bethlehem.
three kings tae the stable in Bethlehem tae tryst wi the littlin
Bethlehem, there michtna hae bin a play
4 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
ta geng ta David's toon caad Bethlehem. An he gied wi Mary, fir da t on page 79
speecial king wid be born in Bethlehem, fir dat wis whit da Göd Boo on page 81

3 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
Eftèr Jesus wus boarn ïn Bethlehem ïn Judea, durin tha time tha on page 2
frae Nazareth ïn Galilee tae Bethlehem ïn Judea, whar Davit wus fra on page 71
aes thïs nicht bin boarn ïn Bethlehem, tha toon o Davit. An thïs à on page 72

8 matches

Reynolds, Charlie Krisamas time is draa’in near, (Ullans Speakers Association 2011) Ulster - Coleraine, prose
e tha birth o tha wee wean in Bethlehem, an efter aa, He wus boarn in
1 matches

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